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id: cloud-automation
title: Cloud automation - Temporal feature
description: Explore how cloud automation simplifies cloud management and enhances security through APIs, Terraform, and CLI.
sidebar_label: Cloud automation
tags:
- Temporal Cloud
- tcld
- API Keys
- Terraform
keywords:
- cloud automation
- Temporal Cloud
- cloud management
- automation
- API keys
- Terraform provider
- CLI
- mTLS certificates
- cloud security
- tcld
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Temporal Cloud Automation changes the way how you manage and scale your cloud infrastructure.
Its features enable you to automate critical tasks like user and namespace management, mTLS certificate rotation, and access control, ensuring security and operational efficiency.
Cloud Automation offers secure authentication across all interfaces, reducing errors and enhancing security.

**Key Features:**

- [Secure API Keys](https://docs.temporal.io/cloud/api-keys): Manage resources securely with Temporal Cloud API Keys.
- [Temporal Cloud CLI (tcld)](https://docs.temporal.io/cloud/tcld): Automate operations directly from the command line.
- [Terraform Provider for Cloud](https://docs.temporal.io/production-deployment/cloud/terraform-provider#prerequisites): Scale effortlessly with infrastructure-as-code.

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From centralizing cloud operations and automating certificate rotation to streamlining user management and onboarding new teams, Temporal's Cloud Automation features covers a wide range of use cases that enhance efficiency and security across your organization.
